Posts for April 2017

This Sunday, April 30, we will welcome Rev. Kyle Childress as proclaimer in our Sunday worship services. Kyle is a longtime friend of Highland, having preached at Joe Phelps’ installation in 1987. Kyle is the pastor of Austin Heights Baptist … Continue reading →

Please join us in celebrating with Joe Phelps his 20th anniversary of service as Pastor of Highland Baptist Church at all three worship services this Sunday, April 30, followed by a festive reception in Fellowship Hall at the conclusion of … Continue reading →

Score! Get it? 20 years is a “score,” as in “four score and seven years ago.” Our family scored in 1997 when we responded to a sacred call to join our lives with the people of Highland Baptist in Louisville, … Continue reading →

Renowned scholar and friend of Highland, Walter Brueggemann, will be Highland’s proclaimer this Sunday at its 8:30, 9:30 and 11:00 services. Brueggemann is one of the most influential Bible interpreters of our time. He is the author of over one hundred … Continue reading →

This weekend, I had the opportunity to serve in our city on two different projects. On Friday, the staff from Metro Government departments gathered at the California Community Center and participated in the monthly Building Our Blocks campaign. This collaborative … Continue reading →

Walter Brueggemann is one of the English-speaking world’s most important, quoted Christian scholars. His ideas and interpretations can be found quoted by authors and speakers of all stripes because he is honest, faithful, courageous, and perceptive. Someone described him as … Continue reading →

I stood in a light mist on Palm Sunday at the 7:30 a.m. gathering of the faithful at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Fredericksburg, Texas, keenly aware that Highland would soon read the same story, wave palm branches and lean … Continue reading →